Familial dilated cardiomyopathy

Introduction: Familial dilated cardiomyopathy

Description of Familial dilated cardiomyopathy

Familial dilated cardiomyopathy (medical condition): A rare inherited heart muscle condition where one or both heart ventricles are dilated or have impaired contractility. The heart becomes unable to pump sufficient blood around the body.

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Familial dilated cardiomyopathy: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Familial dilated cardiomyopathy:

• Dilated cardiomyopathy
• Familial
• Cardiomyopathy (114 causes)

Familial dilated cardiomyopathy: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Familial dilated cardiomyopathy is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Familial dilated cardiomyopathy, or a subtype of Familial dilated cardiomyopathy, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Familial dilated cardiomyopathy as a Disease

Familial dilated cardiomyopathy (medical condition): See Familial dilated cardiomyopathy (disease information).
  »Introduction: Familial dilated cardiomyopathy
  »Symptoms of Familial dilated cardiomyopathy

More information on medical condition: Familial dilated cardiomyopathy:

• Information about Familial dilated cardiomyopathy
• Basic Summary for Familial dilated cardiomyopathy
• Symptoms of Familial dilated cardiomyopathy
• Complications of Familial dilated cardiomyopathy

Terms associated with Familial dilated cardiomyopathy:

Terms Similar to Familial dilated cardiomyopathy:

• Dilated cardiomyopathy, familial
• FDC
• Hypokinetic dilated cardiomyopathy, familial

Source - NIH

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